WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24r1992.v
RACING
(Mr. Hill) 1 Aitch Aitch's Guy Crusader,
160 lb. ..Mr. Heard) 2 Reinbek's Sadko 16 lb.
(Mr. Dallas) 3
(Continued from Pags 1.)
-The Jockey Cup.-Winner $500.- approved by the Stewards. One Second $200. Third, $100. A and a Quarter Milch. Cup will be presented to the L. Dunbar's Diana Bay 158′′16,
For China winning Jockey. Ponies that have started in and have not won a race at this Meet-! ing and that have not at any time won three races, to be rid- den by Jockeys who have not won ten races anywhere at any time. Weight for inches as per genle. Winners 5 penalty. for each race won: Maximum No Whips or penalty 10 b.
Penalties Spurs allowed.
One cumulative. Entrance $5. Mile. Dynasty's King's Justice 167 b (Mr. Butler) W. T. Stanton's Tom 160 b..
(Mr. Corbett) 2 Mrs. Dunbar's Tiana 170 .. {Mr. Y. T, Fung)
14 starters.
5 Starters. Won by 3 lengths; I length. Time: 2 mins. 31.1/5 secs. Pari-mutuelWinner $6.00; 1st Pince $5.40; 2nd Place $13.60. ac-STATISTICS FOR TAREE DAYS.
1
Won by lengths: 2 lengths. Time: 2 mins. 03.2/5 secs. Pari-mutuel: Winner $13.10; 1st Place $6.50; 2nd Place $7,80; 3rd Place $8.30.
6. The Blue Mountains Plate.- Winner $1,000. Second $300. Third $200. For Australian Ponies, Grillins of this Meeting. Weight for inches as per seule. Winners of one race, 7 . of two 10 b, penalty. or more raves Entrance $10. One and a Quar- ter Miles, Monastie's Friar Tuck 155 b
(Mr. Rothe) #
L. A. II. Wright's Lucy Glitters
155 15
(Mr. Clark) Wong Ping-shun's Sunlight 155 (Mr. Frost)
Ib
D starters.
THE
BURMA'S PROPOSED, NEW CONSTITUTION.
Debate Promised at a Later Date.
QUESTION OF SEPARATION FROM INDIA.
Rugby, Yesterday."
CHINAM
SHARE MARKET.
: Remains Dull and
Lifeless.
ONLY TWO SALES,
Sales,
Hotels (old), $13. Govt. Louns 4 per cent. Prem.
The official summary issued by Asked in the House of Commons the Stock Exchange to-day states: to-day, whether the House would
No change, and only two sales have an opportunity, in the potticially reported.- sent session, to discuss the report of the Burma Round Table Confer ence and Government's declaration of policy on the constitutional ad- vance in Burma, Mr. Baldwin said that the question was of great im- three portance, both to Burma and the Empire as a whole, and he agreed it ought to come before Parlin- 1st 2nd 3rd ment, but it would be preferable to defer a debate in the House of Commons until the people of Burma had recorded their decision on the question of separation from Indín, because on that depended
Below are lists of successful Jockeys and Owner for days' racing:-
Jockeys.
Hill
Y. S. Chang
Frost
D. S. Li
Quincey
Clark Heard
Dallas
Noodt
McCann
. Y. Tung Rekdy
T. L. Wong
7 1 0 7 2
4 3
4
5
3
1
1
** A
2
2
2
7*
1
}
0
M. L. Soares Charles
0
0
U
1 3
Patler
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1
0
Rolhe
り
0
3
Ip Kul-ying
0
0 1
Proulx
0
ព
1
G. E. da Roza
B
1
Carroll
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0
↓
2
A. A. R. Patelba
One dea-heat.
Owners.
" 0 L
1
L. Dunbar Kong Bros.
Won by 1 lengths; 1 lengths. Time: 2 mins. 28 sers. Pari-mutuel:--Winner $6.40: 1st Plaer $6.10; 2nd Place $9.8; Brd Place $7.90.
7.The Lusitano Cup-Presented
by the Members of the Lusitano, with $600 added
Third Second! $800. Winner.
For China Ponies hona $200. fide Griffins of this Meeting. Weight for inches as per scale. Subscription Griffins of this Club of this Meeting allowed 5 lb. Winners 7 b penalty. Entrance $10. One Mile. Mackie & Grayburn's Dec 135
(Mr. Clark) 1 b. Ho Kum-tong's Princess Hall 168 . ..... Mr. Dalls) Kong Bros.'s Blue Star 161 lb.
(Mr. D. S. Li 3
Chan Tin-son
Mrs. Dunbar
Wong Ping-sha Aitch Aitch
1st 2nd 3rd
5 0 }
3 3
4
2
2
3 1
A
H. S. Chan
#
0
ES
Lowrock & Lee
1
0
D. J. Lewis
0 1
Dynasty
4
2
Club for
Ha Kom-inng
*
2
Waung & Lee
2 В
A. E. M. Rafeek
1
2
0
Widdecomb
I
0
L. Reidy
1
0
Grist & Beck
1
0
2
0
1
1
Q
Brish
1* 0
0
F. M. 1. Soares
0
Dalrem
f
0
Dyer
}
0 1
A. M. L. Soares
1 0 0
2
Helenside
1
0
0
Reinbek
1
0
L. T. F.
0
6* 0
11 Starters. Won by a neck, a head. Time 2 min. 0.2-4/5 secs.
Winner Pari-mutue!:
Eve
A
4
Mackio & Graghura
0
4
Mrs. Pearce
2 0
$23.70;
Stuart & Lobet
C 1
1st Place $6.00;
2nd Place $6.40;
Lewis & Tinson
Q ま
1
T. P. T.
0
1 0
Jacque
0
1
0
L. A. H. Wright
11
1
0
Monastic
0
2
P. S.
0
Chan Wai-sung
0
1
0
D
1
Parkson Chan
0 1
Pakhoi
0 0 1
0
0
1
0
0 1
One dead-heat.
3rd Place $5.80.
8.-The
Stakes. - A Champion Sweepstakes of $100 each for Starters with $4,000 added for Winner. Second $1,200.
$750.
ners
at
Third
For China Ponies, Win-Kwong Sai
this Meeting only. Weight for inches as per scale. Ponies to be ridden by Jockeya
who have won at least 10 Official flat races anywhere, or Jockeys
NIGHT IN
Rain
Bellamy & Gordon
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the policy of the Government.- British Wireless Service.
THE OTTAWA
IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
A Free Hand.
MR. THOMAS'S DECLARATION.
Rugby, Yesterday.
Buyers.
Union Insurance, $405. Hotels (old), $18. Chinese Estates, $95.
MISLEADING TEA LABELS.
Technical Difficulties
in the Case of
BLENDED TEAS,
London, Yesterday,
In the House of Commons to-day question was raised of misleading ten labels implying the contents of tea tins or packets was of Empire origin, whereas the contents were partly foreign-grown.
Mr. Walter Runciman replied to the effect that he was unable to re- commend an order under the Mer- chandise Marks Act, in the case of blended teas, owing to technical dif- ficulties, but the use of misleading labels, he said, was an offence and Interested parties might prosecute.
Singapore Tractions (pref.), 14/-.]—Reuter. Amusements, $194.
Gort. Loans, 3 per cent. Prem,
Sellers.
Hong Kong Bank. $1,350. Docks, $29.
China Lights (vid), $21.
¦ BLASTING TRAGEDY
Government Analyst Gives Expert Testimony at Enquiry,
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BLASTING COMPOUNDS,
The difference between potas- Asked for an assurance that no
be excluded fum chlorate and potassium per- commodities would From consideration at the Ottawa chlorate, in the composition of fire Imperial Conference, and that Bri-Crackers, was explained by Mr. E
Roadiey Dovey (Government | tish representatives would have
Analyst) in the District Office free hand in promoting agreements, South this morning, in the course: involving preference for any pro-
of an enquiry into the deaths of duets, the Dominion Secretary, in
a
Lhe House Commons to-day, replied, two stone breakers, Fung Sam and Ny Tim, of the Sang Lee Build- to the effect, that any proposal
ing Contractors, who were killed which a representative of ang
during blasting operations along Dominion, or other country con- cerned, might desire to bring for the Taipo Road, on January 24 ward, the Government of the United. Kingdom would certainly not seek
to exclude beforehand, The final decision of any Government must,!
last
Mr. J. S. MacLaren sat as the Coroner, without a jury.
It was stated that powder from erackers had been used for blast-
of course, always be subject to ven- ing charges. In his evidence, Mr.
HERR HITLER BECOMES A GERMAN CITIZEN.
How A Comic Problem Was Solved.
(Reuter's Special Service.)
Berlin, Yesterday, The comic problem of giving Herr Hitler German citizenship in order that he can become a Pre- sidential candidate has been solv ed. Herr Hitler is to be made a Professor of Political Pedagogics in the Brummwick University, and, in order to meet objections that the appointment is only "camou
age." Herr Hitler will deliver an address in the Brunswick Univer- sity on Wednesday.
CRACKER FIRING SEQUELS.
Dangerous Practices
FINES IMPOSED.
Several incidenta during yester-i
eral considerations involved in ite Dovey explained that the crackers day's local "bombardment" of fire domestic policy.-British Wireless! Service.
BRITAIN CANNOT
INTERVENE.
Arrest of Pan Pacific Trade Union Organisers
London, Yesterday,
alluminium crackering, had requels in composed were
of
Central Police Court this morning. powder and potassium chlorate,
the
case,
the latter being an illegal ingredi- before Mr. W. Schofield. Fines of ent, according to Government $20 were imposed in each notification of 1927, which allow there being four front the Shaukf-
wan district. »d the use of potassium per-
In one instance, Kuspecter Stim chlorate.
Replying to Sub-Inspector Elston, son said that the defendant, a Chin who appeared for the Police, wit-e deliberately threw a cracker ness said that there was a very through the window of his car, the big difference in substance of the explosive bursting close to his ear.. In prosecuting another Chinese, two types of potassium, but they
Questioned by Labour Members were not very different in appear. Insp. Stimson said, that he caught him actually lighting crackers in The perchlorate was not
**side a shop and throwing them into Gr-old through Government.
street to the danger of Replying further, Mr. Dovey the
in the House of Commons to-dayjance. regarding the arrest of
the
ganisers of the Pan Pacific Trade:
25
ILLICIT OPIUM CASES.
Union by the Chinese authorities, said that the perchlorate mixture Pedestrians.
not *8 isensitive the Captain Eden said that the British was Government had no authority to chlorate.
Dr. K. H. Uttley, of the Kew- intervene, as the organisers were
loon Hospital, said that when both;
en wero admitted they were in a dying condition. They died dur ing the night. After describing the nature of the wounds receiv-
not British subjects-Reuter.
BRITISH IMPORTS
FREE LIST.
More Additions.
Londen, Yesterday.
Heavy Fines.
ed by both, Dr. Uttley said that) Arrested on the ground floor of death was due, in both cases, to 319 Lockhart Road yesterday, in shock, following multiple injuries, possession of illicit opium, valued at Further evidence was adduced, |oven $4,000, Chinese man and and the hearing was adjourned.
BAIL ESTREATED.
A further extension of the free list, under the Imports Bill, was announced to-day by Mr. Neville Chamberlain in the House of Com-American Seaman Fails mons. The items now placed un
free list, maize, pearls,
Between 1,500 and 2,000 requests, those who would prove their nerve, the were received by Madame Tussauds
last year from people who were an- xious to prove their nerve by spend- ing a night in the Chamber of Hor-
It can be stated however, that no semi-precious stones, platinum, all
to Attend Court.
young girl, appeared before Mr. Schofield in the Central Magistracy this morning.
The man took all responsibility, where upon his Worship discharg ed the woman whe stated that she was merely a visitor.
The opium, it was stated, was.
His Worship imposed a fine ofį
On charges of being drunk and concealed in boxes, under a bed. one has ever spent a night in the animal hair, esparto grass, potash, disorderly, and of maliciously Chamber, and that unless the policy ores of all kinds, copper, coal, coke, damaging the cells in the No. 2 $25,000 or one year's hard labour of the authorities change no one and British-produced whale oil- Police Station building, Wanchai, on the man.
sentative who endeavoured to ob- tain permission to spend a night there was met with a polite but firm refusal.
IMPERIAL & INTERNATIONAL
rora, and thus gain the mythical re-ever will. A Morning Post repre-Reuter. ward. With the possible exception of "The Indian Rope Trick," there is probably no legend that has died harder than that relating to the re- ward offered to anyone who lept in the Chamber for one night.
COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
for
38
"Once it was discovered that such
Estimated Traffic Receipts permission was obtainable," it was
January 1932 were £404,411, stated, "people, possibly without a thought of the reward, which has, against Receipts for January 1951 of course, never been offered, -£412,308,:: would sleep there just to show that
The sum of £20,000 must be de
In the early days of the Exhibi- | tion a rumour was current that £5 was offered to anyone who dare sleep there. Since then the rumour has grown to a romance of vast pro-it could be done. Sooner or later ducted from the message receipts portions and the reward has risen to £1001
are
a seaman, F. Forsberg, of the Another Chinese woman, who ad American ship Royal Arrow, fail-mitted possession of six thels of ed to put in an appearance in the the illicit drug, was fined $700 with Central Police Court this morning, the alternative of four months' and had his bail of 380 estreated whilst, in a third case, a Chinese man, who pleaded guilty to the by Mr. Schofield.
fined possession of 38 tacle, was $1,000 or six months.
ROYALTY VISITS B. I. FAIR.
Rugby, Yesterday. The Queen, the Duke And Duchess
Industries Fair. They remained at the Fair for a long while-Bri- tish Wireless Service.
it might lead to an unpleasant for January 1932 in making a com of York and other Members of the tragedy.
parison with January 1931, owing Royal Eamily today paid w visit to Ghosts have been seen walking "We have found that those with to changed conditions of sharing the Olympia branch of the British in the Chamber at night, eerie sen- the toughest nerve
usually traffic. sations such as moving floors, whis. those most affected. On one occa- perings, and cold hands that moved slon a rat-catcher was sent down in the dark have been felt by per-professionally. He laughed at the sons alleged to Have slept there. Iden of being frightened, but after It was even statca Con good author- an hour he was beating on the door ity, of course) that two young men for release. He said that every Had slept there and had appeated one was looking at
FRENCH SURTAX ON BRITISH COAL WITHDRAWN..
POST OFFICE REFORM.
Committee Report.
Rugby, Yesterday. The Postmaster General ling ap- at Leighton Hill Road, will be Rugby, Yesterday. opened by the Governor on palpted a Committee, consisting of "him"
The President of the Board of Friday (March 4) at 4 pm. His Lord Bridgeman as Chairman, Lord Cadman to Trade informed the House of Com Excellency will be received, by the Piander and Kir
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